IF YOU THOUGHT the violence in Syria had ended – think again. It’s got so bad in Idlib that last Tuesday many mosques had to cancel Ramadan prayers – because buildings where crowds gather had were becoming targets. Over the ...
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Introducing the new Mayor for Croydon
Backing local businesses and celebrating Croydon’s rich diversity are the priorities of the borough’s new Mayor who has been sworn in for his year of office. Councillor Humayun Kabir, who represents Bensham Manor Ward, has lived in the borough for ...
Read More »Anti-Muslim violence hits Sri Lanka
ONE MAN is dead, others have been injured and buildings, including shops and mosques, have been attacked or even burned to the ground as a wave of anti-Muslim violence has swept across Sri Lanka. The violence has come in response ...
Read More »Police hunt Tower Hamlets hate-graffiti vandals
A SWASTIKA was spray-painted onto the side of a building in Stour Road, Bow, E3. The vandalism occurred at around 11.30pm last Tuesday, 7th May. Police believe that three people were involved. They were all dressed in dark clothing. One ...
Read More »Myanmar: miners killed as journalists are jailed
OVER 50 JADE MINERS, working in Kachin state, were reported killed today as mud engulfed their living quarters. The mud slide had been triggered by a major landslide. Jade mining is a largely unregulated industry: its activities often trigger landslides, ...
Read More »Tough Mudder: what are you waiting for?
Emdad Rahman FOR THE FIRST EVENT of the 2019 season, Tough Mudder headed to North London for five kilometres of awesome obstacles and epic teamwork. Abdal and I decided to really go wild on Friday night by travelling over to ...
Read More »Finsbury Park hosts Tough Mudder Urban 5K
Emdad Rahman For the first event of the 2019 season Tough Mudder has headed to North London for 5 kilometres of awesome obstacles and epic teamwork. Abdal and I decided to really go wild on Friday night by travelling over ...
Read More »Chrisp Street plan leaves 400 Muslims out in the cold
CONTROVERSIAL plans to redevelop Chrisp Street market could see up to 400 Muslims lose their prayer facility and be left with nowhere else to go. The problem centres on the building in Market Street which houses a Post Office (on ...
Read More »Community group holds Ramadan Dementia Friends session
Muhammad Ismael The British Bangladesh Society celebrated Ramadan by breaking fast with members of the community while also taking part in an inclusive Dementia Friends information session. The session was delivered by Emdad Rahman MBE and hosted by Chair Nasir ...
Read More »Volunteers join hands to deliver a Sweet Eid
Emdad Rahman LOCAL COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS – the majority being children – joined forces, while fasting 18 hours during Ramadan, to pack bags of sweets for children. Sweet Eid is a pioneering, not-for-profit, community project initiated by a group of young ...
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